Unit 4 Vocab

3. a hole drilled into the zone of saturation to provide access to groundwater
5. the amount of holes/gaps in a substance to allow water or air to pass
8. allows water to pass
11. contamination that enter the water from a variety of sources
12. contamination generated from power plants affecting the temperature of a water source
14. a closed current system
15. contamination that enters the water and can be individually identified for the source
18. a storage system of water that empties into a larger body of water

1. area below the water table full of groundwater
2. a consequence of overusing wells causing the ground to sink
4. water that falls as precipitation and collects above ground
6. rock/sediments with high porosity for groundwater storage
7. water from the surface that enters bigger bodies of water
9. area above the water table with high porosity to allow water to pass easily
10. layers in the ocean caused due to a difference in density and temperature
13. the process of water entering the ground storage system
16. water found underneath the surface of the Earth
17. border between the zone of aeration and zone of saturation